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strong dense punctures of the abdomen, not as coarse or dense 

 however as in punctiventris. 



Baris amnicola n. sp. — Elongate-oval, convex, moderately shining, 

 black throughout; beak in the female rather short and slender, arcuate, 

 moderately closely punctulate and three-fifths as long as the prothorax, 

 which is two-sevenths wider than long, with the sides subevenly arcuate, 

 becoming feebly so and subparallel posteriorly; basal lobe moderate; 

 punctures somewhat coarse and dense, smaller and rather well separated 

 medially, the smooth line small, not well defined; scutellum small, 

 rounded; elytra two-fifths longer than wide, slightly wider than the 

 prothorax and three-fourths longer, the sides feebly converging and 

 slightly arcuate, the apex moderately obtuse; humeral callus not con- 

 spicuous; grooves moderately coarse, deep, not crenulate, the intervals 

 about twice as wide as the grooves, each with a single series of more or 

 less widely separated, moderate punctures, the second and third a little 

 wider, the setae very small and inconspicuous; abdomen somewhat 

 strongly but loosely punctate. Length (9) 2.9 mm.; width 1.15 mm. 

 Texas (Brownsville), — Wickham. 



This species may be placed near the last, which it resembles 

 somewhat in general habitus, but the abdominal punctures are 

 much more separated and shallower, and the beak is more slender. 



Baris obsequens n. sp. — Evenly oval, less elongate and convex than 

 the preceding, more shining, piceo-rufous in color throughout; beak in 

 the female feebly arcuate, rather closely punctulate and three-fifths as 

 long as the prothorax, the latter a third wider than long, with the sides 

 converging and broadly arcuate from the base, a little more converging 

 at apex, the basal lobe short and obtuse; punctures somewhat strong, 

 well separated and rather small medially, gradually a little coarser and 

 close laterally, the smooth median line obsolete; scutellum very small, 

 rounded; elytra a third or more longer than wide, barely at all wider 

 than the prothorax and three-fourths longer, the converging sides dis- 

 tinctly arcuate to the narrowly obtuse apex; humeral callus very moder- 

 ate; grooves moderate, deep and not crenulate except slightly at base; 

 intervals fully twice as wide as the grooves, each with a single series of 

 moderate and rather well separated punctures, those of the second and 

 third fine and more close-set, the setae minute but evident; abdomen 

 moderately and rather loosely punctate. Length (9) 2.6 mm.; width 

 1.05 mm. Texas (locality unrecorded). 



A small and evenly oval, polished, pallescent species, not very 

 closely allied to any other, but which may be associated with the 

 two preceding. 



Baris confinis Lee, and socialis Csy., are both abundant and 

 widely distributed from the Great Lakes to southern Florida, and 

 the latter extends also to Texas; confinis is shorter, smaller and 



